Abstract: A novel solar air collectors with corrugated mesh wire is proposed in this paper. According to heat transfer theory of the collector,a mathematical model achieved by MATLAB program is built. And the experimental system is set up to demonstrate the accuracy of new model. The model is used to study the influence of key structural parameters and operating parameters on the thermal performance of the collector. The results show that the maximum deviation between the simulated value and the experimental value of the outlet temperature and the collected heat are 2.3 K and 4.43%,respectively. The thermal efficiency of the corrugated wire mesh collector is up to 9.8% and 18% higher than that of the corrugated packing and the wire packing solar air collector,and has broad application and development potential.